Titanics High School Closes Year With Community Picnic
The 1948 49 Titanics school year ended with a Thursday commencement at the Coliseum for 28 diplomas led by Wartburg College president Dr C J Becker. The event featured valedictorian Arthur Beenken and salutatorian Betty Ann Tjaden among a long list of award recipients and activities. The May 18 class night included athletic awards for girls basketball, co captaincies, and letters for junior high boys and girls teams. Sunday May 15 saw a baccalaureate sermon by Rev Wm Planz at Immanuel Lutheran church followed by a crowded community picnic with 750 attendees, 119 pounds of lamb, 20 gallons of ice cream, and a 6 6 tie softball game between town and school teams.
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Titanics
Coliseum
C. 3. Becker
Wartburg College
Walverly
Arthur Beenken
Betty Ann Tjaden
Hsther Atléas
Amands
Harriet Bruns
Marion W. Eden
Delores Lou Frannen
Delores Joan Thebrand
Deane Ruth Johnston
Edith Mac Krull
Waronne JoAnn McColley
Janette Ann Pruisman
Emmagene
Pauline Schmidt
Donna Jean Smith
Patricia Ann Stockwell
Zelma C. Wilson
Arthur Raymond Beensten
Anton Lewis ® Bo
Deona Johnston
Esther Abbas
Zelma Whison
Patsy Stockwell
Janette Prussaman
Delores Isebrand
Jane Ringsdorf
Helen Roskamp
Sharoan Callies
Shirley Callies
Johnston
Aibbas
William Babies
Kenneth Krantz
Ellsworth Helmer
Larry Boyken
Downs
Bruns
DeWall
Miller
Callies Carol
Oillies
Marylin
Stockwell
Amesbury
Gontz
Sill
Harry Boyken
Neal Boyken
Korte
Krominga
Metcalf
Ferguson
Hoover
Welp
Robert Downs
Delores Franzen
Glee Club
Mary Ann Nordman
Joan Johnson
Shirley Goetz
Emmagene Schmidt
Jane Hoover
Amy Fisher
Betty Tjaden
Phyllis Ullman
Alice Eden
Louise Gilchrist
Edith Krull
Sharon Callies
Nanyil Nelson
Joan Hagen
Dorothy Dunmire
Carol Carlson
Sylvia van Hove
Glenda McColley
Leona Hofmann
Marilyn Jesse
Shirley
Goetz
Marilyn Callies
Wanda Polkerts
Betty DeWall
Russell Bisher
Rut
Phelps
Tane Amespury
Doris Kuchenreuther
Diane Hoover
Colleen Rippentrop
Bonnie Girand
Henry Devwall
Elson Davis
Varta Willis
Leroy Wesselman
Kenny Krantz
Leroy Phelps
Muriel Schutter
Priscilla Stockwell
Miller Roskamp
Billy Oathel
Gale Girard
Marlene DeBoer
Ronald Nelson
Richard Olson
Jimmy Fritz
Sylvester VanHove
Ervin Fahrenholtz
The
Bacca
Wm. Planz
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Marion Davis
Patsy Korte
Larry Thomsen
Laverne Hansen
Miss Cole
Marle Welp
Avho
Marlena Thomsen
Miss Milbrandt
Gertrude Gordes
Joan Korte
Sharon Rippentrop
Lions Club
Prisiay
Mr. Gastor
Edward ‘.Boyken
Kenneth Swan
Wesley Wizards Name Girls to Go to Good Grooming Contest
The Wesley Wizards 4-H girls and leader Mrs Ivan Johnson held a meeting with a plense supper and a grooming contest. Mary Tjaden and Joan Goetz won and will compete at Burt and represent the club at the Clear Lake camp in June. Mrs John Huff appointed as assistant leader. Entomologist Harold Gunderson notes chlordane and chlorinated camphene remain top insecticides for grasshopper control since 1948.
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Wesley Wizards
Wasuby
Memorial for Woden Man Lost at Guadalcanal
Memorial services were held for Chester Leon Christensen at St. Johns Lutheran Church with Rev. Mehr and Rev. Beyer officiating. Christensen, born November 14 1922 at Woden, enlisted in the Marines January 23 1942 and was killed in action on Guadalcanal after landing operations with his division. He is buried in a U S military cemetery at Guadalcanal with final burial at Bingham township cemetery in Woden. He is survived by his father and stepmother and foster brother Curtis Lee.
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Woden
Chester Leon Christensen
Charles Christensen
St. Johns Lutheran Church
John Mehr
Dubuque
Hugo Beyer
Chester L. Christensen
Dlays
U.S. Marines
Des Moines
San Diego
Calif
Pacific
New Zealand
Guadalcanal
Tulsgl Base
U.S
Curtis Lee
Bingham Township
Henry Gerdes
Ivan Valley
Stanley Valley
Robert Buns
Laverne Smith
Wilbur Crone
American Legion Post
Garret DeWaard
Howard M. Wredrickson
Victor Benson
Fritz Brass
Union Slough Wildlife Refuge Use Approved for Recreation
Federal government approves use of part of the Union Slough Wildlife Refuge for swimming recreation and picnic area. Milford Smith, federal game warden, says ground leveling has begun and Bancroft Lakota Titonka and Burt clubs must form a joint committee to oversee further improvements and operation.
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Union Slough Wild Life Refuge
Milford Smith
Smith
Bancroft
Lakota
Titonka
Burt
Veterans Plan Memorial Day Program and Parade
Veterans are urged to meet at the Legion Hall at 9 30 in uniform to march through Main Street and visit cemeteries to decorate graves. A firing squad will visit each cemetery for a prayer.
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Legion Hall
Main Street
Lutheran Meet Next Week at Wartburg College
Pastors A O Mardarf and Wm Planz with Layman Chris Brandt Carl Glesking and Ted VanHove will attend the Iowa District Convention of the American Lutheran Church in Waverly from May 30 to June 3. Wartburg College and St Pauls Lutheran Church of Waverly host the event. The St Pauls congregation is the oldest in the town district with 2365 baptized members. The convention opens May 30 with a Holy Communion service led by Dr H W Siefkes of Waterloo, president of the Tawa district. God Hope and Immanuel Lutheran churches belong to the Tawa district.
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A. O. Mardarf
Wm Planz
Chris Brandt
Carl Glesking
Ted VanHove
Iowa
American Lutheran Church
Waverly
Warthung College
St. Pauls Lutheran Church of
H. W. Siefkes
Waterloo
Tawa
God Hope
Immanuel Lutheran
Dunmire and Sexton Wed in Spencer Methodist Church
Misa Kathryn Dunmire daughter of T A Dunmire and Wilbur Sexton of Linn Grove were married at the Spencer Methodist church on Monday morning in a double ring ceremony led by Rev. Ordmeier. Attendants were Verla Schoening and Jim Brown. They will reside in Peterson after a brief wedding trip.
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Misa Kathryn Dunmire
T. A. Dunmire
Wilbur Sexton
Linn Grove
Spencer
Ordmeyer
Verla Schoening
Sutherland
Jim Brown
Peterson
Randle
Miss Schoening
Titonia
Ramsey Reformated Service Schedule and VBS Notice
Pastor A Roskamp leads Sunday School at 9 30 followed by worship. Evening service at 8 features a sermon The Salt That Does Not Lose Its Savor. Special Ascension Service Wednesday at 8. No P Social this week. Ramsey Daily Vacation Bible School begins Monday at 8 am.
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Ramsey Reformed A. Roskamp
Enon
Ramsey Daily
Immanuel Lutheran Notice of May and June Services
Sunday after Ascension services at 10 with Sunday School and Bible Class at 9. Ascension Day May 26 at 7 p.m. offering for Lutheran broadcasts and organ debut. Confirmation class Saturday. Pastor and Carl Glesking attend Iowa District convention at Waverly June 2. Ladies Aid and Mission Society June 9 at 1 30. Brotherhood at 8 p.m. Vacation Bible school begins June 6.
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Immanuel Lutheran
Wm. Planz
P.m
Carl Glesking
Iowa
Waverly
Ladies Aid ‘and Mission Society
Brother ‘Hood
Good Rope Lutheran Ascension Festival and Activities
The Good Rope Lutheran church holds an Ascension Festival Service at 10 a.m. on May 9 and a Sunday School birthday offering. A church picnic at Geonga Alice farm and an all congregational fellowship dinner follow with games and entertainment planned. Luther League meets Sunday at 7 30 p.m. Topic Opportunities Unlimited led by Sylvester and Sylvia Van Hove. Ann and Ida Alke and Irvin Schmidt will serve refreshments. Vacation Bible School runs three weeks Monday to Thursday with enrollments still open. Chair rehearsal next Friday at 3 8. Donations for a Europe relief clothing drive may be brought on or before May 31.
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Geonga Alice Farm
Luther League
Sylvester
Sylvia van Hove
Ann
Ida Alke
Irvin Sehmidt
Europe
Poppy Day Observance Urges Patriotic Poppy Tribute
The American Legion Auxiliary promotes Poppy Day on May 28 to honor fallen heroes and support disabled veterans and their families. Volunteers will distribute bright red poppies to fund rehabilitation and child welfare efforts, stressing memory, devotion, and national service.
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Moina Michael
Maurine Patterson
American Legion Auxiliary
America
Memorial Day store hours and service changes
The Titanka stores close at 10 am Memorial Day May 30 and remain shut the rest of the day. The bank and elevators will be closed. Post office opens until 10 am with one morning mail and no rural delivery. Francis Kutish of Iowa State College urges farmers to plan fall farrowing to match last year’s hog output.
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Titanka
Bank
Francis Kutish
Iowa State College
Jo Ann Harris and Theodore Hoover Jr wed in Cedar Falls
Miss Jo Anny Harris and Theodore R. Hoover Jr. married Monday evening at the Methodist church with Rev. D. H. James officiating. The ceremony featured a double ring, orchid gown for the matron of honor, and attested by family and friends including bridesmaids, ushers, and a reception in the church hall. The bride, a Cedar Falls and State Teachers College alumna, plans to continue teaching in Titonka. the groom, a Titonka High School graduate, served in the U S Navy and farms with his father.
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Jo Anny Harris
Stanley Harris
Theodore R. Hoover Jr
Theodore R. Hoover
Methodist Church
D. H. James
Nonor
Wilbur Sexton
Peterson
Kathryn Dunmire
Christian Miller
Alon
Roger Harris
Roger Hoover
Diane Hoover
Dorothy Diminire
C. F. Callies
Mrr. Castor
Joan Johnson
Ongandte
Dresac
Hancoor
Rodeo Slated August 14 15 On Jay Budlong Land
The rodeo will be staged August 14 and 15 on the Jay Budlong land at the southwest corner of town near the new highway curve. Local committee members Dr Galhoun Wayne Miller Frank Pusher J R Schutter and Art Boyken approved the grounds layout after meeting with Black Hill Rodeo Co representative Mr Brune. The event includes shows and concessions on Main Street August 16 with Nelson Amusement Co handling that portion of the jubilee. Pollinating insects remain vital to seed production for red clover and alfalfa. Iowa corn borer population showed little change after winter.
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Mr. Brune
Black Hille Rodeo Company
Titonka
Dr. Galhoun
Wayne Miller
Frank Pusher
J. R. Schutter
Art Boyken
Titonka Story Tells Town's Western Celebration History
Titonka plans a two day August celebration with a Western rodeo by Black Hill Rodeo Co and carnival setup by Nelson Amusement Co. A parade, rodeo queen, and old settlers gathering are planned under Titonka Chamber of Commerce sponsorship. August 14 16 feature rodeo events and rides.
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Hla Rodeo Company
Nelson Amusement Company
Titonia Chamber of Commerce
Detalla
Buffalo Township
Klondike
al Falkenhalmer
W. F Callies
Buster
Len
Tilonka
HB. G. Gardner
Twitn Graham
Misa Graham
Lee C.wolfe
Frank Clark
J.J. Budlong
Miss Graham
James D. Breen
Evangelical Lutheran Church
Methodist Church
W. J. Denton
Titonka
St.Titonka
Towa
Three Couples Receive Marriage Licenses in Kossuth County
Three couples obtained marriage licenses in Kossuth County last week. They are Alva John Baker and Mary F. Inman of Long Beach California, Paul Ban tele and Doris Hanson of Swea City, and Richard TF Spyder of Swea City and Beulah Weed of Lakota. The report notes grain carryover concerns tied to 1949 production and the need for storage largely on farmers.
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Kossuth County
Alva John Baker
Mary F. Inman
Long, Beach, Calif
Paul Ban~tele
Doris Hanson
Swea City
Richard TF. Spyder
Beulah Weed
Lakota
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Arthur Beenken Valedictorian
Mrs
Hans Benken
Harold Gunderson
Town State College
Union Slough Application
Lutheran
Wartburg
Col
JO Ann Harris
Ted Hoover, JR
Edward Ellison
Production and Marketing Administration
Washington
D. C
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